Western Washington Men Earn No. 1 West Region Ranking

WWU's John Allen (20) and SPU's Andy Poling (14) have led their teams to No. 1 and No. 3 rankings in first regional poll.

PORTLAND, Ore. – Western Washington earned the top ranking in the inaugural NCAA Division II West Regional men's basketball poll.

The Vikings are one of three GNAC teams ranked in the poll. Seattle Pacific is ranked third and Alaska Anchorage is ranked eighth.

Cal Poly Pomona is ranked second in the regional poll, while Dixie State is ranked fourth.

The poll will eventually help determine, which five at-large teams join the GNAC, PacWest and CCAA champions in the West Regional playoffs. The regional begins Friday, March 15 at a site to be determined.